The Ottoman minaret, which is the standard minaret type in Türkiye and across the Balkans as well as being found in the ...

The Canadian government on Wednesday announced plans to ease sanctions on Syria during what it called a period of transition.

Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem welcomed on Wednesday US President Donald Trump’s apparent retreat from his proposal for a ...

Kyle Orton reflects on his recent visit to a Syria still adjusting to life after the fall of Assad. There was something ...

As Mark Twain wrote, Damascus “measures time not by days and months and years, but by the empires she has seen rise and ...

Researcher and author Diana Darke argues that the connections between Islamic and Christian cultures during the medieval period were stronger than commonly believed. This cross-fertilization of ...

I went to Halbouni Mosque, near the historic center of Damascus, for Tarawih prayers. The streets were pitch dark, as the city experiences frequent power cuts at night. When I arrived, I found the ...

Survivors have shared harrowing accounts of the violence, describing scenes of mass executions and widespread destruction.

Al Joulani, the rebel leader who took over Syria, has had a sulphurous career, to say the least. Today, he tries to appear ...

This European city has warm temperatures throughout the year, incredible architecture and has just been named the best city ...

Clashes in several coastal cities between Syrian security forces and Assad loyalists pose the first major security challenge ...